Manager, Production

Position Summary

Leads a team of supervisors and MH and Operators in the processing department. Has budget responsibility for their respective departments of responsibility.

What Youll Do as a Production Manager

Operational Excellence (35%)

• Leads the implementation of corporate safety and health programs to establish and ensure a safe working environment including establishing accountability systems that improve compliance and safety results.
• Drives all continuous improvement processes at a shop-floor level including lean operational culture safety and safety improvement events quality requirements. Fosters a culture that promotes continuous improvement of people and standard work countermeasures.
• Supports facility capacity management process through active participation with site management team.
• Has budget responsibility for their respective departments of responsibility.

People Leadership (35%)

• Leads production staff by creating a safe work environment collaborates across job functions managing processing issues.
• Compliance with FDA OSHA EPA regulations.
• Audits adherence to standard work revising as necessary.
• Develops KPI for area of responsibility provides coaching to direct reports to ensure understanding. Identifies development opportunities related to inefficiencies for succession preparation.

Customer Relationships (10%)

• Routine Customer interaction related to processing of Customer products. including ensuring processing Special Instructions/Handling requirements are adhered to.
• Interacts with Customers on issues that provide opportunity for system improvements and where applicable optimizes the planning and scheduling of irradiators/vessels/accelerators.
• Provide support to Customer audits as needed. Support Quality investigations as needed.
• Participation in Customer visits and Business Reviews.

Delivering Results (20%)

• Ensures performance across a range of activities and metrics within their area.
• Ensure adherence to Safety and Quality requirements while handling Customer products operating equipment and performing routine job functions.
• Manage area expenses to ensure P&L targets are achieved.
• Customer Service maximize irradiator/vessel uptime to meet Customer volume and turn time requirements.
• Ensure accuracy during product processing to eliminate Customer product damage and process nonconformances investigating Quality issues as needed.
• Engage workforce through use of Lean Principles to improve Safety Quality Delivery and Cost.
• Foster a culture that promotes continuous improvement of people and processes.

The Experience Skills and Abilities Needed

• 8 years of leadership experience with a bachelors degree OR 10 years of leadership experience with a high school diploma / GED.

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